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Re: Unfair speed limits
angelo@euronet.nl (Angelo_B.V.) writes:
A large number of experts believe that the biggest cause of accidents
on the highways is speed differential. For example, a Trabant leaps
into the left lane to pass but he's passing at 70mph while you in your
shiny new NSX are closing in a 140mph. Your risk of an accident is
very high in this case.
Everyone should travel at the same sppeed for maximum safety.
Eric Bin
ebin@sfu.ca
>Do people agree that it is unfair to have the same speed limit for different
>kind of autos ?
>For example, driving a BMW 750 at 140 km/h you can still be looking at the
>newspaper on the seat next to you. At the same speed in a Fiat Panda, your
>are playing with your life.
>So, why if you are so lucky to drive a nice car like a BMW, you have to
>behave like you are driving a Panda?
>It seems to me that the law discriminate people having good, safe cars.
>Any opinions?
> Angelo
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